Regaining consciousness after attackers left him for dead in his house church in eastern India, Pastor Basant Kumar Paul proclaimed he no longer fears persecution and is certain of his heavenly home. “My physical body might be weak, but my spirit is very strong, it will not break with persecution,” Morning Star News quoted Paul […]
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Bloom where you’re planted: Ministers’ wives meet in Marion
Robin Dickerson said, “There’s no training to be a pastor’s wife.” She then asked a room full of women, “Have any of you all had training?” The question was greeted with laughter. Dickerson (right), wife of Bob Dickerson, pastor of Marion First Baptist Church, was the keynote speaker at the Ministers’ Wives Fellowship during the […]
Pregnancy clinic planned
“We desire to open a pro-life crisis pregnancy resource clinic,” Denny Hydrick, executive director of Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services (BCHFS), announced in his report to messengers at the 2019 IBSA Annual Meeting Nov. 6-7 in Marion. Hydrick shared how since the ministry’s founding in 1919 it has adapted, added, or adjusted to meet […]
Stewardship plan provides life-long care
“God has given us all we need to impact our world for his glory,” said Leah Honnen, after putting a Life Stewardship Plan in place through the Baptist Foundation of Illinois. Honnen and her husband, John, told messengers at the IBSA Annual Meeting they began working with Doug Morrow, the Foundation’s executive director, when they […]
Fewer identify as Christian
Nearly two-thirds of Americans still call themselves Christians, but the number has decreased 12 percentage points over the last decade, according to a Pew Forum report on the country’s religious landscape. And while the number of both Protestants and Catholics decreased, those unaffiliated with a religion grew as a share of the population—up from 12% […]
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